NM Perinatal

About us

We are a nonprofit coalition of stakeholders seeking to improve health of New Mexico women and children through best practices in New Mexico hospitals. Our members include New Mexico hospitals, the Department of Health, insurers, NM Hospital Association, March of Dimes, and other community organizations such as Young Women United.

We want to help improve health outcomes! New Mexico has opportunities!

Substance use disorders in pregnancy – One of the highest in the country: Exposure of babies to opiates causes neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), a drug withdrawal syndrome after baby is born. The NM rate in 2013 was 8.5 NAS cases per 1000 hospital births. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6531a2.htm

Which stakeholders are represented?

The board of directors of our Perinatal/Neonatal Collaborative consists of local representatives, including insurers (i.e., Medicaid), private healthcare personnel and consumers, as well as the following agencies: